These box cars are dark blue with plug doors and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. On a perfect winter evening, with all lights lit, Micro-Mouse admires his decorative work on his house. Little does he know that while he takes in his masterpiece, mayhem is looming just around the corner!
#102 00 140...$27.95
Canadian Pacific
Road Number CP 81038
This 50’ standard box car with 8’ plug door, no roofwalk and short ladders is black with aluminum roof and green sides with white lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built by National Steel Car in 1967 as part of series 80967-81216, it bears the paint scheme which was developed to help distinguish the intended service for each car class, and the pine tree logo denotes newsprint service cars.
#181 00 050...$29.95
Railbox
Road Number 40188
This 50’ rib side box car with single door and no roofwalk is pink with black lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Officially sanctioned by Railbox parent company TTX, an old and worn 50’ boxcar was painted bright pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness in 2017. At the unveiling ceremony on October 21st, TTX invited survivors to meet at the railcar and leave their handprints in paint on the sides of the car. This car continues to roll the rails in national boxcar pool service across the United States.
#025 00 106...$29.95
Micro-Trains will donate 10% of the proceeds of every car sold to the breast cancer fund of the American Cancer Society.
Union Pacific®
Road Number USAX 19419
WWII POSTER SERIES CAR #9
This 50’ troop kitchen car is dark green and runs on Allied Full Cushion trucks. During WWII, Union Pacific produced a variety of morale-boosting posters that depicted the railroad’s involvement in supporting the war. This car’s poster features a hand holding military vehicles over a train.
#118 00 190...$25.95
*UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.
HEINZ® YELLOW REEFER SERIES CAR #2
Road Number 424
This 36’ wood sheathed ice reefer with truss rods is brown with yellow decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. With a fleet of 700 cars, HEINZ was able to ship their product by rail to major markets throughout the US. These yellow sided refrigerator cars represent railcars painted throughout the late 1900s and through the ‘teens’. All cars carried the distinctive “Heinz 57” but each car advertised a different product.
#058 00 410...$29.95
NOW AVAILABLE
*Pre-orders for this series were taken in April 2018
*The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Ca
New York Central
Road Number 2825
This 78’ heavyweight paired-window coach car is painted in the two-tone post-war gray scheme and runs on 6-wheel passenger trucks. Built in the early 1920s by the Standard Steel Car Company and originally painted in “Pacemaker Green,” these commuter coaches were often seen throughout the NYC system. In 1953 they were rebuilt and equipped with air conditioning, repainted into the NYC two-tone gray paint scheme and served through the late 1960’s.
#145 00 131...$31.80
Great Northern
Road Number TTRX 905071
This 89’ tri-level open autorack is brown with yellow lettering and runs on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. Built in 1968 by ACF as class F89UH, this 89’ car has an asymmetric tri-level Paragon rack installed. Used to ship new automobiles to the western states, this car was employed by Great Northern through the 1980s.
#112 00 100...$33.95
Swift Live Stock Express
Road Number SLSX 72221
This 40’ despatch stock car is brown with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Swift & Company was founded in 1875 by Gustavus Swift in Chicago, IL, and soon acquired the majority interest in a large Texas stockyard. In order to move cattle and processed meats, Swift pioneered several technologies including upgrades to stock cars and the refrigerated boxcar.
#035 00 300...$20.60
Rock Island
Road Number ROCK 510700
WITH COAL LOAD
This 33’ twin bay hopper with rib sides is blue with black and white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. This 510700 – 510999 series Rock Island two-bay hopper was freshly re-painted in the “new image” blue paint scheme in 1977. With a 2051 cubic foot capacity, these cars were used in general service for heavy aggregate commodities.
#056 00 450...$25.90
Pennsylvania
Road Number PRR 24115
This 40’ standard box car with single door is freight car red with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Rebuilt in the mid-1950s from an X29 boxcar, these X29D cars featured upgraded side plates and received the keystone logo and “Don’t Stand Me Still” slogan. They continued to be used in revenue service into the 1960s.
#020 00 996...$24.25
North American Container System
Road Number NCRU 482655/489120
These 48’ rib side containers are aluminum with black lettering and multiple logos. Formed in the mid-1990s, North American Container System (NACS) was an intermodal equipment pool formed by Class 1 Railroads. Railroads participating included CSX, Conrail, BNSF, Canadian National and Kansas City Southern.
These box cars are dark blue with plug doors and run on Barber Roller Bearing trucks. On a perfect winter evening, with all lights lit, Micro-Mouse admires his decorative work on his house. Little does he know that while he takes in his masterpiece, mayhem is looming just around the corner!
#548 00 120...$27.95
Union Pacific®
Road Numbers 3654/3681
These EMD SD40-2 locomotives are grey with yellow band and red lettering. Used in high-speed intermodal trains in the Midwest and West coast, UP’s SD40-2’s went through several mechanical upgrades throughout their service lives. The EMD SD40-2 is a 3,000 horsepower, turbocharged locomotive with electronic control systems built from 1972 to 1989 with nearly 4,000 units produced. It was the best-selling EMD locomotive in history.
#970 01 221...$225.95
#970 01 222...$225.95
*Pre-orders were taken for these in June 2017
*UP® is a registered trademark of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Swift Live Stock Express
Road Numbers SLSX 72221/72243
These 40’ despatch stock cars are brown with white lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. Swift & Company was founded in 1875 by Gustavus Swift in Chicago, IL, and soon acquired the majority interest in a large Texas stockyard. In order to move cattle and processed meats, Swift pioneered several technologies including upgrades to stock cars and the refrigerated boxcar.
#520 00 261...$22.90
#520 00 262...$22.90
HEINZ® YELLOW REEFER SERIES CAR #2
Road Number 424
This 40’ wood reefer is brown with yellow decorated sides and runs on Arch Bar trucks. With a fleet of 700 cars, HEINZ was able to ship their product by rail to major markets throughout the US. These yellow sided refrigerator cars represent railcars painted throughout the late 1900s and through the ‘teens’. All cars carried the distinctive “Heinz 57” but each car advertised a different product.
#518 00 640...$29.95
NOW AVAILABLE
*Pre-orders for this series were taken in April 2018
*The Heinz trademarks are owned by H.J. Heinz US Brands LLC and Kraft Heinz Canada ULC and are used under license.
Rock Island
Road Numbers 510700/510739
WITH COAL LOAD
These 33’ twin bay hoppers with rib sides are blue with black and white lettering and run on Bettendorf trucks. This 510700 – 510999 series Rock Island two-bay hopper was freshly re-painted in the “new image” blue paint scheme in 1977. With a 2051 cubic foot capacity, these cars were used in general service for heavy aggregate commodities.
#534 00 091...$25.90
#534 00 092...$25.90
Railbox - 50’ Rib Side Box Car with Plug & Sliding Door 8-Pack
Road# 50467, 50445, 50523, 50532, 50654, 50676, 50898, 50910
This 40’ standard box car with single door is freight car red with white lettering and runs on Bettendorf trucks. Rebuilt in the mid-1950s from an X29 boxcar, these X29D cars featured upgraded side plates and received the keystone logo and “Don’t Stand Me Still” slogan. They continued to be used in revenue service into the 1960s.
#993 00 146…$109.95
Genesee & Wyoming SW1500 Locomotive
Road Number PRR 24115
AVAILABLE MID-MONTH
*Pre-orders were taken for these in January 2017
Logos and rd#’s will not be printed on loco. Rendering shows how the loco will come decorated. All other artwork will be included on the decal sheet
Decal sheet includes the following logos and related markings: Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Company, Buffalo & Pittsburgh RR, Commonwealth Railway, Corpus Christi Terminal RR, Portland & Western Railroad, Rail Link, Inc., Tomahawk Railway, Tazewell & Peoria RR, Quebec Gatineau Railway
#986 00 160…$174.95
Hot Chocolate Special Christmas Set
AVAILABLE MID-MONTH
Decorated in a red, brown and white winter scheme, the Hot Chocolate Special is ready to deliver the perfect hot chocolate ingredients; rich cocoa powder, whole milk and marshmallows,to each town this Christmas. Set includes FT locomotive, hopper, tank car, gondola and caboose.
#993 21 310...$229.95
DODX ‘Mixed’ 3-Pack
AVAILABLE NOVEMBER
*Pre-orders were taken for these in July 2017
*Photo-etch chain tie-downs included are not shown
*Loads come unpainted. Decals and instructions included
*Rendering shown for representation only.
These 68’DODX flat cars are painted in three different greens with white lettering and run on Barber Roller Bearing 4-wheel DODX trucks. Built by Fruit Growers Express in 1981, these heavy-duty Department of Defense flat cars belong to series 40000-40100. They’re used by the US Army and USMC to transport M1 Abrams tanks and other heavy military vehicles across the United States between bases for training and deployment.
#993 01 630...$124.95
Railbox 8-Pack
50’ Rib Side Box Car with Plug & Sliding Door
Road# 50445, 50467, 50523, 50532, 50654, 50676, 50898, 50910
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